MARCH FOR MOMS ASSOCIATION

What they do

MARCH for MOMS PRIMARY GOAL ARE to HIGHLIGHT SOLUTIONS THAT WILL END MATERNAL MORTALITY, IMPROVE ACCESS to HIGH QUALITY and EQUITABLE CARE, and BROADEN SUPPORT for THE CHALLENGES of EARLY PARENTING.HISTORICALLY, MARCH for MOMS CONVENED, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS and PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, IN WASHINGTON, DC. MARCH for MOMS WAS ABLE to REACH HUNDREDS of AMERICAN FAMILIES, ADVOCATES, and COMMUNITY BIRTH WORKERS, WITH MESSAGES FROM PARENTS & THOUGHT LEADERS. MARCH for MOMS CONTINUES to ADVOCATE for STATE & FEDERAL REFORMS INCLUDING: EXTENDING MEDICAID COVERAGE to ONE YEAR POST-PARTUM for ALL PREGNANT WOMEN; MEDICAID COVERAGE for DOULA SERVICES; WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS for PREGNANT and BREASTFEEDING PEOPLE; and IMPROVED DATA, TRANSPARENCY and QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS for MATERNAL MORTALITY and MORBIDITY. MARCH for MOMS ALSO HELD AN ENHANCING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE WORKSHOP to AMPLIFY COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS FROM COMMUNITY-BASED MATERNAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN KANSAS CITY, MO.